[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 38 (Tuesday, April 12, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: April 12, 1994]
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                 CRIME A MAJOR CONCERN TO CONSTITUENTS

  (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, over our Easter break I had the occasion to 
talk to constituents and others about the issues that are of concern to 
them in America. I had an occasion to spend several hours with a couple 
from Youngstown, OH, Lou and Christy Lyras, who expressed to me their 
concern about crime, carjackings in Youngstown, and gang violence that 
is increasing. Lou, a physician in an emergency room at a hospital in 
Youngstown, talked about gunshot wounds in those who come to the 
hospital.
  The reason I relate this experience to all of you, a story that you 
have heard from many of your constituents, is this: It was the fear in 
their voice, the fear in their minds about living in American and the 
crime that is rampant in our neighborhoods. They do not live in an 
inner-city neighborhood, they live in the suburbs, and they are afraid. 
And their message to me and the message from my constituents to you, my 
colleagues, is that the American people want to feel safe. They want 
something done about crime. They want swift and sure punishment for 
those who are wreaking havoc on our society.

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